REMEMBERING Dr. APJ

“When we were kids we used to learn current affairs for preparing for GK exam. That time I tried to learn a question, “Who is the president of India?” But the answer was quite difficult for me then. It was a big name, ‘Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam Azad’. That time this name was enough to inspire me as I considered it to be royal, important and wonderful. I got inspired by the huge name that I will do something big in my life so that my name got printed on books and thus will enlighten the name of my family. Thus for me his name itself is very inspiring. And now when I know why he was so important, I just want to say Jai Hind and salute to the incredible person.” 

How I Am Inspired by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

     “With mind full of memories of the fun we had in the vacation, we hang our bags on our shoulder. Taking a deep breath we read “Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology”. A million thoughts congregate in our mind like, life could have been better, I could have got admission in a better college, I should have marked the two answers correctly in the engineering entrance exam. Entering the college gate we read, “Smile you are at NITJ”. Resting our bags on our shoulders, we think we deserved much better than this. At this point of time we should commemorate the magnanimous lines by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, “All birds find shelter during a rain. But eagle avoids rain by flying above the clouds. Problems are common, but attitude makes the difference!” This thought can make a difference in anyone’s life and I totally relate to it. We should be proud of the college in which we are, the college in which most of the students fail to get admission. It’s not the college; it’s our attitude which can transform our life from mediocre to illustrious. During the 11 and 12 standard, every time I got my test checked, a thought came to my mind, had I taken the correct decision by opting for non-medical stream? Tired of the hardships, I used to get depressed and thought about the consequences of not getting admission in a good college. Then one day I read about the story of a ten year old boy. A boy who used to get up at four in the morning to take mathematics tuitions. Coming back home at 5.30 he went to an Arabic school to take lessons of Quran Sharif and walked 3 kilometres barefoot to collect newspapers for distribution. Reaching home, he had breakfast served to him by his mother. Then he studied at school and in the evening used to collect newspaper fare. That person did hard work till his last breath, the person whom we know by the name of “Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Kalam”. I got numb for a few seconds, coming back to my senses I thought what my difficulties are as compared to his, but still he didn’t complain a single time while I use to do the same most of my time. From that day I never forgot what he used to say, “Man needs difficulties in his life because they are necessary to enjoy success.” And that made a difference in my life, failure never scared me since then, because according him failure stands for First Attempt in Learning. And the thing that inspired me the most was that in spite of his hectic schedule he spared time for his hobbies like playing Veena and writing books, books that transformed million lives. And today we have gathered to pay tribute to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam but we must not mourn over his death. He was not a mortal human, he was a great idea, an inspiration and inspiration never dies. ”

“For me Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam was not only the MISSILE man of our country but he was also the MISAAL MAN . He worked for ISRO, DRDO, PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) and also he was chief scientist advisor to PM of India. He inspired me to work for society and rural areas. I want to follow his footsteps.”

Some of the inspiring quotes of Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam 

•  While children are struggling to be unique, the world around them is trying all means to make them look like everybody else.
• One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.
•  You have to dream before your dreams can come true 
• A teacher should have a creative mind. 
• India should walk on her own shadow - we must have our own development model.  Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.  Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow. 
• You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear. 
• No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion. We should not distort it. Science does not differentiate between multiple races. 
•  Science is global. Einstein's equation, E=mc2, has to reach everywhere. Science is a beautiful gift.
•  If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.
•   We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India.
• Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow. 
• Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.